- •Identify the tenses in bold, then match them with the correct description.
- •Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Underline the correct tense, present simple or present continuous, in the following sentences.
- •Complete these sentences using the present simple or the present continuous. Use the verbs given in brackets. Add never or always if this is also given.
- •Complete this letter with the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. Use each verb in the list once. The first (0) is given as an example.
- •Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •Put the verbs in the correct tense, present simple or present continuous.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •State Verbs
- •13. Some state verbs can be used in continuous forms but the meaning changes. Read the sentences below and match the verbs in bold with their meaning.
- •14. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Present forms
- •Time expressions
- •15. Fill in for or since.
- •Have gone (to) / have been (to)
- •16. Fill in the gaps with have /has been (to) or have / has gone (to).
- •17. Fill in the gaps with recently, how long, yet, for, always, ever, already, since, so far or just. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
- •18. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous, using short forms where appropriate.
- •19. Choose the correct answer.
- •20. Underline the correct tense.
- •21. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •22. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •23. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •24. Complete the following conversation with verbs from the list. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. You will need to use some of the verbs more than once.
- •25. Use the words given to complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •26. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •27. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •28. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present forms.
- •29. Identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description.
- •30. Choose the correct answer.
- •31. Correct the mistakes.
- •32. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate present forms.
- •33. Make all the necessary changes and additions to make a complete letter.
- •Present forms
- •Friday afternoon at MacGruder’s department store
- •Time expressions
- •. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •35. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •36. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •37. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •38. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •39. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •40. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •41. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •42. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •Used to / Be used to / Get used to / Would
- •43. Choose the correct answer.
- •45. Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •46. Write a sentence for each of the following using used to / didn’t use to.
- •47. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •Past forms
- •48. Identify the tenses, then match them to the correct descriptions.
- •49. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •50. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •51. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •52. Complete the sentences below using the information in the box.
- •53. Complete the sentences using the past continuous, the past perfect or the past perfect continuous. Use the verb given in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
- •54. Choose the correct form of the verbs. Conference report
- •55. Most of the sentences have one verb in the wrong tense. Correct them or write right.
- •56. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect.
- •57. Rewrite the following passage, making all the necessary tense changes.
- •58. Underline the correct tense.
- •59. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate past form.
- •60. Fill the gaps in this text with one suitable word. Disaster!
- •61. Supply suitable verbs for the following conversation.
- •62. Identify the tenses , then match them with the correct description.
- •63. Choose the correct answer.
- •64. Correct the mistakes.
- •65. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past forms.
- •66. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past forms.
- •Past forms
- •How I changed my life.
- •The present continuous tense as a future form
- •67. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
- •The be going to form
- •68. Put the verbs in brackets into the be going to form.
- •The future simple
- •69. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple.
- •The present continuous and the future simple
- •70. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or the future simple using the present continuous where possible.
- •71. Fill in the gaps with shall, will or the correct form of be going to.
- •72. Replace the words in bold with will / won’t or shall I / we, as in the example.
- •The future continuous tense
- •77. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous tense.
- •The future perfect tense
- •79. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect tense.
- •The future perfect and the future perfect continuous tenses
- •80. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect or the future perfect continuous.
- •81. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous or the future perfect.
- •82. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect continuous or the future perfect.
- •83. Choose the correct answer.
- •C have lived
- •C will be seeing
- •C will be dancing
- •84. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •85. Underline the correct tense.
- •86. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
- •87. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
- •88. Underline the correct tense.
- •89. Put the verbs into the correct future tense.
- •90. Correct the mistakes.
- •91. Identify the tenses, then match them to the correct description.
- •92. Fill in the correct present or future forms.
- •Future forms
- •93. Choose the correct item.
- •B will have arrived d arrives
- •B will be finishing d will have finished
- •B are going to have worked d will work
- •94. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •95. Underline the correct item.
- •1. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
- •3. Correct mistakes.
- •Choose the correct answer.
- •“Really? What sort of car?”
- •“Well, I ….. Him this afternoon. Why don’t you come along?”
- •Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
- •Correct the mistakes.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
- •Correct the mistakes.
- •Irregular verbs
61. Supply suitable verbs for the following conversation.
Ann is getting ready to leave her office. A colleague, John, comes into the room.
John: Oh, Ann, I’m glad I’ve caught you. Can you stay on and help us finish some work? You remember the new client I 1) ..... you about yesterday? Well, we’ve got to do a presentation to her tomorrow.
Ann: But I 2) ..... just ..... .
John: You don’t have to go, do you, though? You 3) ..... your shopping at lunchtime, 4) ..... (not) you?
Ann: And now I want to go home.
John: Oh, come on Ann, please. It’ll only be for an hour.
Ann: That’s what you 5) ..... last time. I 6) ..... letters for two hours, then when I 7) ..... nearly ..... them all, you 8) ..... me do half of them again because you 9) ..... (not) me the right address file, so I 10) ..... them all wrong!
John: OK, if that’s how you feel about it. But next time you need help, don’t be surprised if I remind you that you 11) ..... to help me!
REVISION BOX 2
62. Identify the tenses , then match them with the correct description.
1 I had read most of his novels by the end of the holiday.
2 I was enjoying myself at the party while Tim was babysitting at home.
3 We got up at half past six this morning.
4 They were still considering his proposal that evening.
5 She jogged five miles every day when she was young.
6 She had a shower, got dressed quickly and left for the airport.
7 Reporters had been telephoning all morning.
8 A crowd of tourists were waiting outside the hotel when the bomb exploded.
9 He made his last film in Poland.
10 She had been going out with Tony for five years before she decided to marry him.
11 She was upset because she had just heard the news.
12 The police officer changed her phone number because she had been receiving anonymous calls for several weeks.
13 The dancer had always dreamed of becoming successful.
a action in the middle of happening at a stated past time
b complete action or event which happened at a stated past time
c past actions which happened one immediately after another
d past action in progress interrupted by another past action
e action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past
f complete past action which had visible results in the past
g past action which occured before another action or before a stated time
h past habit or state
i Past Perfect Continuous as the past equivalent of the Present Perfect Continuous
j action not connected to the present which happened at a definite past time not mentioned
k Past Perfect as the past equivalent of the Present Perfect
l two or more simultaneous past actions
m past action of certain duration which had visible results in the past
1 g 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... 11 ... 12 ... 13 ...
63. Choose the correct answer.
1 “Are you going shopping tonight?”
“No, I ..... yesterday.”
A went B had gone C had been going
2 “Did you see Nathan?”
“No, he ..... by the time I arrived at his house.”
A was leaving B had been leaving C had left
3 “Where is Scott?”
“He ..... on the phone when I saw him.”
A was talking B talked C had talked
4 “How often do you clean your house?”
“I ..... clean it once a week.”
A seldom B usually C never
5 “Did Alan arrive on time?”
“No, I ..... for an hour before he arrived.”
A was waiting B had waited C had been waiting
6 “Did you go out for dinner last night?”
“No . I ..... a lot at lunch, so I wasn’t hungry.”
A had been eating B had eaten C was eating
7 “What time do you finish work?”
“Actually, I ..... .”
A have just finished B finish C stayed
8 “Did you enjoy your holiday?”
“Yes, we ..... in a fabulous hotel.”
A have stayed B had stayed C stayed
9 “I like your dress. Is it new?”
“No. I ..... it for ages.”
A had B have C have had
10 “How is John now?”
“He ..... better slowly.”
A gets B is getting C has been getting